Manticao

Manticao, officially the Municipality of Manticao (Lungsod sa Manticao; Bayan ng Manticao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,469 people.

Manticao River was known as Naawan River until 1957, when it was renamed.

In 1948, the barrio of Manticao, then part of Initao, was constituted into the town of Manticao.

Geography
Manticao's geographical features consist of mountainous to flat plains to shorelines.

Barangays
Manticao is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
 * Argayoso
 * Balintad
 * Cabalantian
 * Camanga
 * Digkilaan
 * Mahayahay
 * Pagawan
 * Paniangan
 * Patag
 * Poblacion
 * Punta Silum
 * Tuod
 * Upper Malubog

Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Manticao was 29,469 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.